EP1971247A1 - Cooking appliances and food holders particularly useful therein - Google Patents
Cooking appliances and food holders particularly useful thereinInfo
- Publication number
- EP1971247A1 EP1971247A1 EP06765432A EP06765432A EP1971247A1 EP 1971247 A1 EP1971247 A1 EP 1971247A1 EP 06765432 A EP06765432 A EP 06765432A EP 06765432 A EP06765432 A EP 06765432A EP 1971247 A1 EP1971247 A1 EP 1971247A1
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- Prior art keywords
- compartment
- panels
- joined
- plates
- food
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
- A47J37/06—Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills
- A47J37/0611—Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills the food being cooked between two heating plates, e.g. waffle-irons
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
- A47J37/06—Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills
- A47J37/08—Bread-toasters
- A47J37/0871—Accessories
- A47J37/0885—Toaster inserts; Removable bread tongs
Definitions
- the invention relates to food holders for holding a food article while being heated in a cooking device.
- the invention is particularly useful for holding meat products, such as steaks, hamburgers, and the like, in a grilling appliance, such as described in US Patents 6,003,436 and 6,109,169, and in US Patent Application 11/135,331, filed May 24, 2005, the contents of which patents and patent application are incorporated herein by reference.
- the above-cited US Patent Application describes a cooking appliance which includes a base for supporting the cooking appliance on a horizontal surface; and a pair of cooking plates pivotally mounted on the base to various angular positions including a vertical position with respect to the base. As described therein, such a grilling appliance permits food articles, particularly meat products, to be grilled in a very short period of time. Further details of the construction and operation of such a cooking appliance are set forth in the above-cited US Patent Application, whose contents are incorporated her ⁇ in by reference.
- a cooking appliance comprising: a base for supporting the cooking appliance on a horizontal surface; a pair of cooking plates pivotally mounted on the base to various angular positions including a substantially vertical position wherein the two plates are disposed in a substantially parallel spaced relationship to each other for receiving therebetween the food article to be cooked, and with one of the edges of the plates, constituting the upper edges, located vertically above the edges at the opposite sides of the plates, constituting the lower edges; the cooking plates being formed centrally of the lower edges with a ribbed formation defining a drain channel for draining from the plates fluids emanating from the food article during the cooking thereof between the plates.
- a food holder for holding a food article while being heated between heating plates in a cooking device, comprising: a pair of panels of heat— resistant material joined to each other at their side peripheral edges to define a compartment for holding the food article in a vertical position during the heating thereof; the peripheral edges of the panels defining the top of the compartment, in the vertical position of the compartment, being non-joined to each other to define a large opening for introducing and removing the food article with respect to the compartment; the peripheral edges of the panels defining the bottom of the compartment, in the vertical position of the compartment, being joined to each other except for a small section in which the panels are non-joined to define a small drain opening for draining fluids emanating from the food article during the heating thereof in the compartment; at least one of the panels including, at the noh— joined section of the bottom of the compartment, an extension extending downwardly of the joined edges at said bottom such as to direct the fluids draining through the draining opening to a restricted dripping region
- both panels include, at the non-joined section of the bottom of the compartment, an extension extending downwardly of the joined bottom edges and straddling the drain opening, such as to direct the fluids draining through the drain opening to the restricted dripping region underlying the drain opening.
- the foregoing features of the invention are particularly useful in grilling appliances of the type described in the above-cited US Patent Application, or in vegetable steaming appliances, wherein they facilitate the rapid cooking of the food article products and the efficient draining of fluids emanating from such food products during the cooking thereof.
- the food holder maintains the grill plates relatively clean, thereby eliminating the need for cleaning after each use.
- the food holder can be produced in volume and at low cost such as to enable disposal of the food holder after one— time use.
- Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view illustrating one form of cooking appliance constructed in accordance with the present invention
- Fig. 2 illustrates the food holder particularly for use in the cooking appliance of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 illustrates a modification in the construction of the food holder of Fig. 2 wherein one panel is of larger width than the other panel to define a flap foldable over the other panel;
- Fig. 4 illustrates the food holder of Fig. 2 introduced into the cooking appliance of Fig. 1 ;
- Fig. 5 illustrates the cooking appliance of Fig. 1 with its two cooking plates pivotted to a vertical position during the cooking of the food article received within the food holder.
- the food holder of the present invention is particularly useful in a cooking appliance of the type briefly described above, and more particularly described in the above-cited US Patent Application 11/135,331.
- the cooking appliance therein illustrated is a grilling appliance for use in grilling steaks, hamburgers, and the like in a quick and efficient manner.
- the grilling appliance illustrated in the drawings includes a base 2 for supporting the appliance on a flat horizontal surface.
- Base 2 supports a frame including a pair of end legs 3 a, 3 b pivotally mounting a pair of electrically— heated plates 4a, 4b designed as grill plates, for receiving between them the steak, hamburger or other food article to be cooked.
- the two grill plates 4a, 4b are each pivotal to different angular positions with respect to each other and to base 2.
- Fig. 1 illustrates the two grill plates 4a, 4b in their open positions, wherein grill plate 4a is substantially horizontal, and grill plate 4b is in an open position for receiving the food article between them;
- Fig. 5 illustrates the two grill plates 4a, 4b in a closed position wherein both plates are substantially parallel to each other and extend vertically with respect to base 2.
- the illustrated appliance further includes a finger knob 5 projecting outwardly from grill plate 4a, and a handle 6 projecting outwardly from grill plate 4b to facilitate moving the two grill plates to their open and closed positions, shown in Figs. 1 and 5, respectively.
- the illustrated appliance further includes a pair of pivotal retainer arms 7a, 7b releasably engaging the arms 6a, 6b of handle 6 for retaining the grill plates in their closed positions, as illustrated in Fig. 5.
- One end leg 3b of the appliance carries a rotary knob 8 which, in one position, locks the two grill plates 4a, 4b in their respective positions, and in another rotary position, releases the two grill plates for pivoting to other positions.
- the two grill plates 4a, 4b are provided centrally of their bottom edges with recesses 9a, 9b, to define a fluid outlet for conducting away fluids dripping from the food articles as they are cooked between the grill plates in the vertical position of the grill plates as shown in Fig. 5.
- a drip pan 9c, shown in Fig. 5, is removably supported in base 2 in alignment with the opening defined by recesses 9a, 9b to catch such drippings.
- the food article When using the appliance illustrated in the drawings for grilling steaks, hamburgers and the like food articles, the food article may be placed between the two grill plates 4a, 4b, for direct contact with them. It has been found, however, advantageous to use a disposable food holder, as shown at 10 in Figs. 2-4, to hold the food articles when being cooked between the two grill plates 4a, 4b. The use of such a disposable food holder obviates the need for frequent cleaning of the grill plates.
- Food holder 10 includes a pair of panels 11, 12 of a heat-resistant material joined to each other at their peripheral edges, including their opposed side edges 13, 14 and bottom edges 15, to define a compartment 16 for holding the food article 17 during its heating in the grilling appliance.
- the top peripheral edges of the two panels 11, 12 are not joined together, to thereby define a large opening 18 for introducing the food article 17 into compartment 16, and for removing it from the compartment.
- the two panels 11, 12 are of substantially rectangular configuration. They are preferably made of a flexible, transparent, heat-resistant sheet material so as to enable viewing the food article 17 within it.
- each of the two panels 11, 12 is joined together at their bottom peripheral edges, as shown at 15 (Fig. 1) except for a small section, shown at 20, in which the two panels are not joined to each other.
- Unjoined section 20 thereby defines a small drain opening for draining fluids emanating from the food article 17 during its cooking within compartment 16.
- each of the two panels 11, 12, is formed with an extension 21, 22, respectively, extending downwardly of the joined bottom edges 15 of the two panels and received within the two recesses 9a, 9b of the grill plates 4a, 4b. Extensions 21, 22 direct the fluid dripping from the food article through drain opening 20 to a restricted dripping region underlying the drain opening and occupied by the removable pan 9c (Fig. 5).
- fluids dripping from the food article during its heating within food holder 10 drain to the bottom of compartment 15 towards drain opening 20, and are guided, by surface tension, along the inner faces of extensions 21, 22, outwardly of the food holder onto drip pan 9c.
- the lower peripheral edges of the two panels 11, 12, joined together as shown at 15 to define the bottom of compartment 14, may be slightly inclined so as to tend to converge towards drain opening 20, and thereby to enhance the draining effect.
- Extensions 21, 22 straddling drain opening 20 may also be inclined to direct the draining fluids to a small outlet for such fluids. Drain opening 20, including its guiding extensions 21, 22, is preferably located substantially centrally of the bottom of compartment 16.
- a food article such as a steak or hamburger
- the food article is manually placed within compartment 16 of the disposable food holder 10.
- the appliance is then moved to its open position as illustrated in Fig. 1, wherein grill plate 4a is disposed substantially horizontally, and grill plate 4b is pivotted to its open position, to permit the introduction of food holder 10 holding the food article 17 to be grilled.
- the food holder is placed on the horizontal grill 4a such that the two extensions 21, 22, defining the drain opening 20, are located within recess 9a of grill plate 4a, and in alignment with recess 9b of grill plate 4b, as shown in Fig. 4.
- the two grill plates 4a, 4b are then moved to their closed positions, as illustrated in Fig. 5 and retained in that position by latches 7a, 7b and locking knob 8.
- oils and other fluids emanating from the food article being cooked drain via opening 20 in the food holder and drip onto pan 9c.
- the two grill plates 4a, 4b are pivot to their open positions, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and the food holder, including the article of food 17 therein, is removed from the appliance.
- the food article may then be removed from the holder ,10 and the holder disposed of.
- Fig. 3 illustrates a food holder similar to that illustrated in Fig. 2, and therefore the elements in Fig. 3 corresponding to those in Fig. 2 are identified by the same reference numerals.
- one of the panels, in this case panel 11, includes an extension 23 extending upwardly past the other panel at the large opening 18 to define a flap foldable over the other panel to close opening 18, as indicated in dotted lines by flap 23' in Fig. 3.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US11/329,064 US7669522B2 (en) | 2006-01-11 | 2006-01-11 | Cooking appliances and food holders particularly useful therein |
PCT/IB2006/001336 WO2007080441A1 (en) | 2006-01-11 | 2006-05-23 | Cooking appliances and food holders particularly useful therein |
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EP1971247A1 true EP1971247A1 (en) | 2008-09-24 |
EP1971247B1 EP1971247B1 (en) | 2015-07-08 |
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US (1) | US7669522B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1971247B1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2637384A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2007080441A1 (en) |
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